Kanter leaning to opting out?

[RodyTur10]

https://www.celticsblog.com/2020/10/12/21513832/report-enes-kanter-most-likely-to-opt-out-boston-celtics-nba-free-agency

Whether you're fine with Kanter probably opting out or not (financially or opening up playing time for the Williams's), this seems to be a result of Stevens limiting his minutes during the playoffs.

Kanter was very productive and had a positive effect on the court almost everytime he was put in. Still Stevens didn't give him consistent minutes and even Ojeleye played more minutes than him.

Stevens just had no confidence in Kanter and instead went with small ball which caused exhaustion on our starters. From all the players that played more than one playoff round our starters where ranked as follows in minutes per game: Tatum (1), Brown (3), Smart (7), Walker (11) 

I hope Kanter finds a new home where his talents will be appreciated more and we'll all be screaming for bigs when our guys get overpowered in the post by Kanter again and again.

[RMO]

Kanter is just the kind of player who will play for a lot of teams over his career.  His skills will have to fit into that of a team.  Not the other way around.  He'll have to work for every contract he gets and in order to make the most of what is a relatively short career as compared to us normal folk.  Only so many opportunities out there for a player like him and he needs to make the most of it.

[Ogaju]

Any big is wasting his time playing for Stevens.

[Tr1boy]

This is fine. Please no lakers for 1m

[Roy H.]

I’d be fine with it, but I think it’s just speculation reported as news.

[RodyTur10]

To add:

Kanter was 11th in minutes (total and per game) over the playoffs for the Celtics.

I believe we all kind of agreed that we had a core of 7 guys that had proven themselves during the regular season (Tatum, Walker, Brown, Hayward, Smart, Theis, Kanter - in that order). If I were Kanter it would feel as a smack in the face.
I admire his composure and professionalism in how he dealt with that.

[footey]

Nice guy.

Won’t miss him.

One of the best offensive rebounders I’ve ever seen. Made it an art form. Wish our other bigs could learn that skill.

[Birdman]

He is not a guard so he is gone..Ainge likes a whole team of guards

[slamtheking]

I'd still be surprised if he left.  he's unlikely to make as much elsewhere and with the cap uncertainty due to playing in the bubble, that would be a real incentive to take the certain paycheck next season

[NKY fan]

If Kanter has started the green card process he probably would stay with the Celtics for now.

[SparzWizard]

Since he can't play small forward, and can't shoot 3's he gotta go.

[Sophomore]

He is not a guard so he is gone..Ainge likes a whole team of guards

I seem to remember that when Stevens had Horford and Baynes they played plenty of minutes. Kanter could play against teams with mediocre point guards, or against other teams for short stints. Once a team like Toronto or Miami figures out how to attack him, he’s an easy bucket for them again and again.

[gouki88]

To add:

Kanter was 11th in minutes (total and per game) over the playoffs for the Celtics.

I believe we all kind of agreed that we had a core of 7 guys that had proven themselves during the regular season (Tatum, Walker, Brown, Hayward, Smart, Theis, Kanter - in that order). If I were Kanter it would feel as a smack in the face.
I admire his composure and professionalism in how he dealt with that.

Yeah, his minutes were genuinely disgraceful. Played in 11 games and averaged 9MPG (averaging 5PPG and 4RPG in those minutes). Last season he averaged 11/10 as the starting big on a Western Conference Finalist. I'd be feeling incredibly insulted

[trickybilly]

If he opts in, it gives us a reasonably useful trade asset right?

Interesting to see if we pick up Semi's option

[Vermont Green]

At $5M, that is decent value for a decent big.  Not a huge issue either way.  I suppose he will find some money somewhere and maybe more of a role.